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ORICA GREEN EDGE HAS WON THE STAGE FOUR TEAM TIME TRIAL AT THE TOUR DE FRANCE.

IT PIPPED THE HIGHLY FANCIED QUICK STEP TEAM AND TEAM SKY, WHICH INCLUDES THE RACE FAVOURITE CHRIS FROOME.

THOSE ARE THE TIMES THAT SEPARATED THE TOP PERFORMERS.

THE AUSTRALIAN OWNED STAGE WINNER WAS STILL EXCITED FROM SIMON GERRANS' STAGE THREE WIN.

IT WAS NOT EXPECTED TO BE IN THE TOP COUPLE IN THE TIME TRIAL.

BUT GREENEDGE CROSSED THE LINE IN NICE WITH A TIME OF 25 MINUTES 56 SECONDS AFTER THE 25 KMS, MAKING IT THE FASTEST STAGE IN THE TOUR'S HISTORY ALTHOUGH THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SET ON A MUCH LONGER COURSE.

SIMON GERRANS WILL RIDE STAGE FIVE.

SABINE LISICKI BEAT KAAI KANEPI 6-3 6-3

SHE WILL NEXT PLAY AGNIESZKA RADWANSKA, WHO BEAT LI NA 6-7 6-4 6-2

KIRSTEN FLIPKENS FROM BELGIUM STUNNED PETRA KVITOVA 4-6 6-3 6-4

SHE WILL PLAY MARION BARTOLI, WHO ACCOUNTED FOR SLOANE STEPHENS 6-4 7-5